African-American women more likely to be diagnosed with higher risk breast cancer

African-American women frequently present with biologically less favorable subtypes of breast cancer, a study has shown. Researchers used genomic tests in their research; unlike genetic tests, such as those for BRCA genes, genomic tests look at the genes inside a breast cancer cell and how strongly they are expressed. The findings support prior research that has looked at the biologic characteristics of breast cancer in African-American women.

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